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THE MORXINlr OREGOXIAN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1906. ll VERDICT .Ft 15000 Longshoreman's Widow Wins Her Suit for Damages. KILLED IN VESSEL'S HOLD Jury Sustains Contention ol Plaintiff That Sling Vsed in Loading Lum ber Was Improperly Han dled by Stevedores. A Jury In JudR Frazer's court yester day afternoon awarded Mrs. Kllen Galvin $.iOO, t..e full amount asked for, in her suit to recover damages from Brown &. MrCabe, the stevedores, and Matthew Troy, their superintendent, on account of Hie death of her husband, who was killed last Summer, while nelplnR store cargo into a ship for the defendants. Under the statutes of Oregon, no great er amount can be sued for than fcVXH) in cases where the accident is fatal. In this case Michael Galvin. the husband, was in.iured June 9, and died two days later. Some heavy timbers were being loaded into the hold of the vessol. and one of them became detached from the sling and fell, striking Galvin, who was work ing in the hold. It was testified to during the trial that five pieces of timber were in the sling at the -time of the accident, and it was the contention of Henry K. McGinn, at torney for the widow, that an odd num ber of pieces could not be carried with safety in the sling on account of its liability to "buckle." The defendants made a bitter fight on this point, but it is evident the jury took the same view of the matter as the plaintiff's attornoy, as the verdict was returned within a few minutes after the jurors retired. Great interest was manifested In the case by the local labor unions, the long shoremen being well represented at all j-tages of the proceedings. Their sym Tinthieti were strongly with the widow of the man who was a member of their oicl panlzation. William D. Fenton and R. A. Lelter represented the defendants. ONLY DECLARED A DIVIDEND George A. Hart, Arrested Here on Robbery Charge, Tells His Storry. George A. Hart was arrested at the Lewis and Clark camping ground, on top nf Mount Tabor, yesterday by Deputy Sheriffs Beatty and Leonard, on a com plaint issued out of the Police Court of Bellingham, Wash., accusing him of hav ing stolen $300 from "Dr." Tapping, an itinerant vendor of patent medicines. Ac cording to the statement of the prisoner, which he made to the arresting officers, he some time ago established "Dr." Tap ping in the business of manufacturing and selling so-called "tiger oil." under the name of the Oriental Remedy Company, which he claims to have organized per sonally for the purpose of touring the ("oast cities. It was understood that the partnership contemplated an equal di vision of the protlts, he said, but Tapping is alleged to have collected all the money and placed Hart upon a sort of pension basis... giving him a few dollars at a time as- the spirit moved. Upon reaching Bellingham both men oc cupied the same room, and Hart states that he observed the doctor "caching" a bag of money between the mattresses of the bed upon which he was sleeping. "Watching his opportunity while Tapping was wandering through the jungles of dreamland, Hart says he made a raid on the exchequer and came to this city, but before doing so informed the Chief of Po lice of Bellingham as to what he had done, and telling him also that whenever the doctor was prepared to settle with him upon the basis of their original part nership arrangement, he was willing to meet him halfway. In default of bail the prisoner was locked up in the County Jail, and will remain there until something further is heard from the authorities of Belling ham. TWO FORGERS TLEAD GUILTY Dan Currier and Betah Smith Will Be Sentenced Later. Two forgers pleaded guilty in the State Circuit Court yesterday moniing and will be sentenced later. One of them, Dan Currier, was accused by Deputy District Attorney Moser of having given a check for $34 to M. Sichel, October 29, to which he had signed the name of J. p. Burke, a fictitious person. The goods thus secured were afterwards pawned. On the same day he purchased Jewelry from A. & C. Feldenheimer, giving them in payment a similar check for $45. He later attempted to pass another bogus check on K. J. Jae ger, of Jaeger Bros., but the police were notified and he was arrested. Betah Smith was the name of the other forger, and he had a list of charges against him as long a. the moral law. He was accused by the District Attorney's office with having passed at least six spurious checks about October 23, Fred M. Goodman, of F. Dresser & Co., being one of hi victims to the extent of $20; Frank B. Kerr, of Wadhams & Kerr Bros.; the Portland Hardware Company, Fred Fritz, H. Fritz, manager for August E. Erick son, and Charles Kirchner, proprietor of the Turn Halle saloon, likewise coming In frr a share of patronage from Smith. Both Currier and Smith are compara tively young men, but it is claimed that each is a hardened criminal, and the chances of the pair passing some time be hind prison bars are very flattering. X'MOX SUES TO EVICT HIM Charges G. V. McCoy Withholds Pos session, of Leased Gromid. v George W. McCoy is the defendant In a suit now on trial before a jury in Judge Oleland's court wherein Portland Union Ko. 50, Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, is seeking to recover $2S5 damages alleged to be due from de fendant for not vacating premises belong ing to the labor organization, according to agreement. The complaint recites that the union is the owner of lot 10. block S6. Raleigh Ad dition, and that McCoy leased the prop erty March 13, 1903, moving three build ings upon it, with the understanding that whenever the union desired to build he would take them away and surrender pos session. It is claimed that last May the labor people decided to erect a building of their own. and with that object in view notified McCoy to vacate. This, It is alleged, he has refused to do. and suit is brought to recover damages accordingly. JURORS ASK INFORMATION. Submit Hypothetical Questlona to Circuit Judge Sears. At 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the members of the County grand jury, ac companied by District Attorney Manning, appearfd before Judge Sears and pre sented a written hypothetical question revering the main iaatures incident to "the" uninvited- entrance into -the grand Jury room of Henry E. McGinn last Monday while the inquisitorial body was in session and asking to be advised as to the possible punishment for the alleged offense. Judge Sears informed them that such a proceeding could only be construed as contempt of Court, and not as an in dictable offense. The jurors next Inquired whether if, a Deputy District Attorney was appointed, and he was the atto'rney and legal ad viser of the complaining witness, and the attorney and legal adviser of the bank owned by the complainant,, his appear ance in the role of Deputy District At torney would vitiate any indictment that might be returned In case such deputy had failed to disclose to the grand Jurors the fact that he was attorney for the complaining witness. JucTge Sears an swered that It would "have no effect what ever upon the legality of any indictment. - Further inquiry was made concerning tbe legal right of the District Attorney and his deputy to be in the grand jury room at the same time. The jurors were Informed by the Court that this made no difference. After making these inquiries the Jury resumed its deliberations in connection with other matters. BOTH ALLEGE DESERTIOX. Two Wives Apply to Divorce Court for Relief. Annie Back has commenced suit In the State Circuit Court against Fred E. Back, asking for a divorce. They were mar ried November 3, 1SS5. at Monticello, la., and have three children, Ida, aged 20, Edna, aged 16, and Ella, aged 8 years. Plaintiff alleges that her husband de serted her April 10, 1903. She asks for the custody of the two minor children, and the Tight to resume her maiden name, Annie Boner. ' Emily Gowanlock has brought suit against James A. Gowanlock. charging desertion. They were married here February 17, 1M4. and have one child, a son, James Kenneth Gowanlock, aged five years, whose custody the mother de sires. She alleges in her complaint that her husband deserted her May 7, 1905, and that he is drawing a monthly salary of $150, besides owning considerable prop erty; she therefore asks for $25 a month to pay for the care of the son. Sues for Loss of Teeth. Many Barbata yesterday sued the Port land Railway Company in the State Cir cuit Court for $5000 damages on account of personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by her October 26 last In a collision on the Gresham-Portland line, by reason of which she was thrown against a seat and had several teeth loosened. Harry Yauckwich Is her at torney. Court Notes. Charles Rice Warner, James William Purcell and Harry James Martin have in corporated the Wrarner Gas Fixture Com pany, with a capital stock of $5000. Judge Webster yesterday set aside the will of Jane Abraham, who died here June 13, 1904, leaving a will dated May 28, 1901, and leaving an estate consisting of an al leged claim for $525 against the estate of her dead husband. The court invalidated the will upon the ground that testator was not of sound and disposing mind at the time of its execution, but was suffer ing from the effects of mental disorders and old age td such an extent as to unfit her for the transaction of business. John Dennlson yesterday petitioned the County Court for an order requiring S. H. Howard, husband of Marie Louise How ard, who died here in July, 1905, leaving an estate of the alleged value of $6000, to produce her will Friday morning for pro bate. Petitioner declares that at the time of Mrs. Howard's death she. left a will that was witnessed by O. P. Myers and P. P. Dabney, appointing her husband as executor. Dennison alleges that the es tate owes him $950, and is anxious to get the money. The court made the order. PAYMENT FOR WATER MAINS Method Suggested for Equalization of Costs and Benefits. PORTLAND, Nov. 14. (To the Editor.) The article in last Sunday's issue of your paper under heading, "Water Injustice in Portland," clearly demonstrates that the method now in vogue in this city, by which the expense for water maips is paid by consumers, is unjust. But would it not be equally unjust to compel the owners of large or small tracts of land, who have ' been progressive enough to plat such tracts and create revenue, to pay for water mains, after having for years contributed to mains already laid, by paying water rent? The Injustice could easily be remedied by assessing water mains, to be laid hereafter, to abutting property, and in lieu of such assessment credit each lot or tract of land for the water rent until the amount paid for the pipes would be fully re funded. By this method, the waterworks fund would constantly Increase; the water rent to consumers could be re duced and a sinking fund could be created, which In a few years would be adequate to pay for enlarging the water plant and duplicating the supply pipe. I am of the opinion that the water board has full power, under the present charter, to carry out- such a method. The Overlook Land Company, having platted the "Abrams &'Knox Tract," In tend to petition the water board for per mission to lay water mains on all the streets in said tract under such a plan and I feel that all owners of new addi tions, as well as residents in additions where the water supply is lacking, will follow its example. This system has been In operation in many Eastern cities for a number of years and is very satisfactory. The water rent in this city is unusually high, com pared with the water rent In Eastern cities. Take for instance Peoria, Illinois, a city of about 75,000 inhabitants, where the waterworks is owned by a cor poration. The water rent is only $6 per annum for each family occupying an eight-room house. Including sprinkling of yards. If the method proposed would be ad opted by the City of Pqrtland and, the bonding act could be taken advantage of, water mains could be extended to all parts of the City without depleting the water fund; bonds could be Issued for duplicating the supply pipe from Bull Run and for building reservoirs, and the increased revenue for water consumed would be sufficient to pay principal and interest of such bonds as they would mature, even If the water rent charged at present would be reduced one-half. GUSTAF SWENSSON. Why Bid Was Withdrawn. PORTLAND, Nov. 4 (To the Editor.) An article appeared in yesterday's Orego nian to the effect that certain architects are withdrawing bids submitted for city wqrk in St. Johns on account of changes being made In the plans and specifications after bids had been submitted. We submitted a bid to complete the new City Hall, which we withdrew for the rea son that the city did not have mone enough on hand to accept our bid. We have re-examined the plans and specifica tions since reading the article in question, and do not find any change in the plans and specifications, ahd as one of the two bidders In question we do not want our St. Johns friends to have any reason to sus pect us of casting any aspersions on St. Johns officials, and City Engineer W. W. Goodrich In particular. YOUNGFERDORP & SON. Murine Eye Remedy. It soothes. It cures, 1 ALL TIEO UP Service Paralyzed by Burning Out of Power Cables. PEOPLE OBLIGED TO WALK Excessive Current on Ground Retnrn Wires Causes Them to Give Way Brilliant Display of Pyrotechnics. ! MAIN POWER LTNE BSOWS DOWN Portland was plunged in darkness this morning Bhortly after midnight by the blowing down of the main power line from the generating plant at Oregon City. Late cars were halted, and passengers were compelled to walk home in the . teeth of a severe wind and rain storm. The city remained dark for about two hours, when the steam plant In North Portland was hooked - on and supplied the-necessary power. The transmission line cpuld not be . set up last night, but linemen will repair the damage early this morn ing. The accident occurred after the auxiliary steam plant had topped for the night, and it re quired "some time to cut .out . the Oregon City line and connect up" the North Portland plant. By the burning out of the return circuits- between Washington, Morrison and First street car lines and the substation of the Portland General Electric Company at Seventh and Alder streets, the street car system of the city was put out of commission yesterday morning about 8 o'clock. It was not until 5 o'clock in the afternoon that full service was re sumed. Excessive current on the ground return wires is thought to have caused the para lysis of service. The cables running to the Morrison street car lines are in a conduit and consist of four different cables, each about one inch thick. The connections are supposed to have become corroded and caused the burning out of the wirea ' Because the wires are under ground, it is Impossible to examine them, but a new circuit was finally established. The old wires will be" dug up today and new cables drawn through the conduits. The return circuit to Washington and First street car lines from the substation are on poles In plain sight. All seem to have burned out, the wires' to First street being the last to go. When these burned, there was a brilliant exhibition of pyro technics. Service on the Oregon City lines was soon resumed and by noon part of the city lines were running again. It was not until S o'clock in the evening, how ever, that all the. cars were again in service. The wet weather is blamed for the un fortunate conditions yesterday, as similar trouble is often experienced in periods of heavy rain. At such times leakage is very heavy and extra loads have to be put upon the distributing wires to keep up the voltage. Because of the weather conditions, the wires were carrying .an excess load yesterday. Insulation wires took fire on Wash ington street and) at one time they were smoking for a distance of 16 blocks. Property owners were caused much un easiness because of the danger of fires from the wires. At First and Alder streets, the Fire Department had to be called out to extinguish the flames on a pole caused by the burning out of the circuit. In attempting to repair the damage at First and Alder, Roy Courtney and Wil liam castleman. linemen, ' had- narrow escapes from electrocution. While con necting two burned'-out wires, they ac cidentally brought two live wires to gether. For a moment the two men seemed enveloped in flame and specta tors thought they had been killed. The men saved themselves, however, by scrambling to the ends of the cross arms at the top of the pole and pulling the wires apart. Sudden bursts of flame from the heated wires were numerous throughout the business district yesterday. Many people were frightened by the shower of sparks from tbe cables. The Portland General Electric Company lost about $1000 by the accident. The loss of fares to the street car company was even heavier. Large numbers of people living In the suburbs were seriously inconvenienced and were compelled to walk to the city. All who did not get to town before 8 o'clock had to splash along through the rain from their homes to the business district, . WILL GIVE FULTON AID Commercial Bodies to Work for $2,500,000 Postoffice. . ., Commercial organizations of Port land are to back up Senator Fulton in his endeavor to secure a $2,500,000 ap propriation for a new Postoffice build ins; in Portland, and the first move was made by the- Chamber of Com merce yesterday. At a meeting of the board of trustees a resolution was passed urging that the appropriation be made,. Inasmuch as there is great need for a new building. Other com mercial bodies of Portland will be asked to co-operate with the 'Chamber of Commerce. ' The Chamber is in receipt of a letter from Postmaster Minto, in which he advises that the commercial bodies do what they can to assist Senator Fulton. The letter was received yesterday, and upon its receipt a special meeting of the board of trustees was called. "Conditions in the postoffice at pres ent are such that something should be done to provide -more room," said Mr. Minto in his communication. "In my Judgment, we have now in the city Federal offices in rented quarters that would more than fill the Postoffice building in connection with the court and the numerous court officials now in the building. The Postoffice should have a building separate from other institutions, and large enough to meet the city's needs for the next 50 years at least.", . e Trinity Discussed by Baptists. , ST. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 14. The second Hay's session of the annual Baptist Con gress was devoted to the discussion of the topic, "Does Scripture Warrant Any Formal Statement of the Doctrine of Trinity?" ... How to Cure a Cold." The question of how to cure a cold with out unnecessary loss of time is one in which we are all more or less Interested for the quicker a cold is gotten rid of the less the danger of Dtieumonla nnj other serious diseases. Mr. JB. W. L,. Hall, ot waveny, v a., na.a usea unamberlain s Cough Remedy for years and says: "I firmly believe Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy to be absolutely the best preparation cn the market for colds. 1 have recom mended it to my friends and they all agree with me." For sale lv nil rime. alsta. , I DISTINCTIVELY A CREASY. OF TARTAR CAKING POWDER Royal does not contain an atom of phosphatic acid (which is the product of bones digested in sul phuric acid) or of alum (which is one-third sulphuric acid) substan ces adopted for other baking pow ders because of their cheapness. ROYAL tSAKINd POWDER CO., KtW Y6SK. GALE ALONG COAST Three Steamers Report En countering Bad Weather. HEAVY SEAS AMD FOGS F. A. Kilburn, Alliance and Lakme in From San Francisco and Way Ports Captain Mer riam Loses Command. The steamers F. A. Kilburn and Alli ance and the steam schooner Lakme ar rived in port yesterday after experiescing the stormiest voyage of the season. The three vessels report heavy seas and thick fog along the coast. The Alliance and F. A. Kilburn left Coos Bay Tuesday morning and were roughly tossed about in passing out to sea, but both weathered the storm splen didly and made good time up the coast considering the strong gale blowing al most the entire distance from Coos to the Columbia River. The Alliance left Coos Bay ahead of the Kilburn and succeeded in getting out without shipping any big seas, and Cap tain McLellan, who has succeeded R. W. Merriam in command of the Kilburn, de cided that he could make it if Kelly, of the Alliance, could cross out. - The Coos Bay life-saving crew thought the bar too rough for the Kilburn and informed Cap tain McLellan that he could not make it, but he decided to try it. The live-savers insisted on hooking on behind the steamer and were towed out over the bar. This incident caused some of the Kilburn's passengers to become frightened, but the coolness of Captain McLellan, Purser A. A. Short and .the other officers of the vessel soon quieted their fears. However, all were well pleased when the danger vwas 'over. Had the two vessels remained in the harbor two hours longer it would have been impossible for them to get out for several days, for the storm which wrecked the British ship Galena off Clatsop Beach was already making itself felt. Just before the Kilburn left San Fran cisco a change was made in her comple ment of officers. Captain R. W. Merriam resigned command of the vessel and First Officer T. H. McLellan was appointed to succeed him. Captain Coughill, formerly of the gasoline schooner Berwfck, was made first officer. The position made vacant by the resignation of Third Officer Edwards was filled by the appointment of Third Office P. Peterson. CaptairTMcLellan, the new commander of the Kilburn, is one of the best known navigators on the coast, having had com mand of several vessels. While Captain McLellan is one of the most popular men along the coast, the resignation of Cap tain Merriam Is deeply regretted at Coos Bay and Eureka, wwhere the steamer is a favorite. Captain Merriam has been running in and out of these ports in the passenger trade for the past three years and the traveling men greatly miss him. Several of his best friends among the knights of the grip in Marshfield and Lureka have commenced circulating a petition to have him reinstated as com mander of the Kilburn. Both the Kilburn and Alliance will sail on the return trip Friday night, the for mer going to Coos Bay, Eureka and San Francisco, while the latter goes only to Coos Bay. RIVER NAVIGATtpx IMPEDED Breaking of Boom on Cowlitz Throws Logs Into Columbia. ASTORJA, Or., Nov. 11 (Special.) Captain Larkln of the steamer Lurline, which arrived down the river this even ing, reports that about 2000 feet of the Cowlitz River log boom was carried away by the freshet last night,' and as a consequence the Columbia was so -full of logs and shingle bolts that Be wasm- able to make some of the landings on the Washington shore. Owing to the danger of navigating the river at night while so many logs are adrift the Lurline will remain here until morning. GALE IS STILIi RAGING. Wind . Attains Velocity of 60 Miles Off the Bar Last Xlght. ASTORIA, Or.. Nov.. 14. (Special. 1 Another southwest gale, or what may be considered a continuation of the one that has been blowing intermittently for the past three weeks, struck the mouth of the river this afternoon and tonight the wind at North Head attained a rate of 60 miles an hour. The glass dropped very Tapldly. At 9 o'clock this evening it registered 29:50 and was still going down. SHIPOWNERS DISGUSTED. Owing to Crimping Practices Morven Will Not Return to Sound. SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 14. (Special.) Agents for the British ship Morven an nounced today that, because of the crimp ing, practices on the Sound, she would probably fail to return after the present voyage to England ia finished. The Morven was to have brought back a cargo of cement, iron or steel. The Morven was mixed up in the killing of Harry Stubbley, boarding-house run ner, at Port Townsend, who was shot by Benjamin Frantzen, a sailor from the Morven last May. The Morven had been held up for tlOOO for clothing and sup plies alleged to have been given sailors, beside the blood money tax. When the master of the boat heard that many of his crew had never been in a boarding house, he refused to pay the bill and the boarding-house runners tried to steal his crew. In a fight that followed, Stubbley was killed. . According to agents for the boat her owners fear, if she came back, the crimps wowld take revenge and she will likely be withdrawn from tuis trade. AVill Enter Behring Sea Trade. SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 14. The Pa cific Coast "Steamship Company is to enter the Behring Sea trade and will place five large vessels in the trade next season, one of which will be the new steamship President, which will soon be brought around the Horn for the local trade. The fleet will be headed by the steamer Senator, which will leave Seattle for the North . on June 1. The agents are reported to be making freight contracts on a three days' schedule, which will go into effect as soon as the two new boats, which have been ordered, reach the Pacific Coast. Longshoreman Libels Yosemite. Alleging personal injuries sustained through the negligence of the owners and master of the steam schooner Yosemite, William matting yesterday filed in the United States Court a libel against the vessel for $5000. Matting, who is a long shoreman, recites that while employed in loading lumber on the vessel he received serious injuries due to a defective winch. The Yosemite Is loading at Westport for California, i Ties Aflioat Off the Bar. ASTORIA, Or., Nov. 14. (Special.) Captain Bailey, of the bar tug Tatoosh, reports sighting hundreds of railway ties adrift oft the mouth of the river this afternoon. ' v. Parties arriving from the north side of the river this, evening state that dur ing the past lew days thousands of ties, which went adrift from Lewis River, have been floating by and it Is those which have been seen off the bar. Samson Will Tow Lonis. ASTORIA, Or.. Nov. 14. (Special.) The tug- Samson has been chartered to tow the five-masted schooner Louis to San Francisco and will leave out as soon as the weather conditions will permit. The Louis is the vessel that arrived here a few days ago with eight feet of water in her hold. Compeer Clears With Lumber. ASTORIA, Or.. Nov. 14. (Special.) The schooner Compeer cleared at the custom house today for San . Francisco with a cargo of 600,000 feet of lumber, loaded at the Astoria Box Company's mill. Peter Iredule's Crew Paid Off. ASTORIA. Or.. Nov. 14. (Special.) All the members of the crew of the stranded bark Peter Iredale with the exception of the officers and apprentices were paid off this morning and dis charged. Marine Notes. .French, bark Sully finished loading at Montgomery dock No. 2 yesterday and cleared at the Custom House with 117.434 bushels of wheat valued at JSO.OOO. She is under charter to Kerr, Glfford & Co. for the United Kingdom, and will leave down tomorrow. The German steamship Eva cleared yes terday with 2,501.375 feet of lumber, valued at $42,915 for Antofagasta, Chile. The Galgate, lumber laden ' for Val paraiso will shift from the Eastern & Western Mills today. She secured her crew yesterday and will leave down with in a few days. The Alliance brought in a full gen eral cargo last night, in which was In cluded two cars of sash from North Bend for Eastern shipment and two cars of condensed cream from the same point for local distribution. The Alliance will sail on her return trip to Coos Bay on Friday night Five feet of water is now reported on the Snake River and on Saturday the Mountain Gem will enter the O. R. & N. service, working in conjunction with the regular steamers Spokane and Lewiston. The Mountain Gem is now on the ways at Riparia, being Inspected preparatory to her going on the new run from Lewis ton to Riparia. The high Windsor yesterday prevented harbor movements, and the following are Hated for today: steamer Aztec from Alaska dock to the Portland Flouring Millsg French bark La Tour de Auveree Oceanic to Greenwich dock: Norwegian steamer Terje Viken.. Portland Lumber Company to North Pacific Mills British bark, Robert Duncan, Banfleld's; British ship Buccleuch, Elevator dock to stream. , Arrivals and Departures. AiSmIA- V- I fond'" of th. bar at 5 P. M. obscured; wind, south. 52 miles weather rain. Sailed at 8:15 A. M Steam er Roanoke, for San Pedro and way ports. Arrived at 8:40 and left tip at 6-45 A M Steamer Alliance. Arrived at 8:40 and left up at 11:30 A. M. Steamer V. A. Kilburn from San Francisco and way ports Arrived at -10 A. M. British steamer Duneric. from Nanalmo. Sailed at 8 A. M. Steamer Costa Rica, for San Francisco. Arrived at 11 A M. Steamer J. B. Stetson, from San Fran cisco. Arrived at 11 and left up at 12 noon Steamer Asuncion from San Francisco. Arrived down at 11:30 A. M. Bark Para- mlta. Arrived down at 4:30 P. M. Bark Homeward Bound. Arrived at 9:30 and left up at 10 A. il. Steamer Lakme, from Sao, J. Whyte Evans 6 Harry L. Sale ROOM 7, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE -OFFER A- I LUMBER MILL FOR SALE A Chance of a Lifetime Capacity 15,000 feet per day. Can be increased to 25,000 feet daily at an ad ditional expenditure of $1000. Located one and a half miles east of Rainier, Or. There are now about 5,000,000 feet adjoining the mill, part of which is owned by the owner of the mill, the bal ance of it easily acquired at a very rea sonable figure. Good dock, with deep water, goes with the mill. Dock capacity of 500,000 feet. Twenty-two feet water at low tide. ' Logging railway and canal connected with mill, now in operation. The above 5,000,000 feet of timber is all first growth, a large percentage of which will run in the clear. Price, $10,000. Easy Terms Can Be Arranged Francisco. Left up at 10 A. M. Schooner Alpha. San Francisco, Nov. 14. Arrived Schooner Premier, Gray's Harbor; steamer Barracouta, Portland ; steamer Svea, Astoria; Bteamer Buckman. Seattle. Sailed Steam er Atlas. Portland; schooner Mary Dodsre, Gray's Harbor; schooner W. H. Townsend, Port Townsend. New York. Nov. 14. Sailed Potsdam, Rotterdam; Teutonic, Liverpool. Calcutta Arrived, previously Seminole, San Francisco via Madras. Yokahama, Nov. 8. Arrived Aragonia, Portland, Or. Yakohama. Nov. 14. Arrived previously Doris, from-San Francisco. Hongkong, Nov. 14. Arrived, previously Empress of Japan, from Vancouver. Hongkong Arrived, previously Nippon Mini. for.San Francisco via Honolulu and Yokahama. Excursionists Coming Today. The Los Angeles Times special train from Seattle to Los Angeles will prob ably reach Portland today. The party reached Seattle yesterday from the Orient on the Hill liner Dakota and an immed iate return to Southern Colifornia was planned. Unless the condition of the tracks between Seattle and Tacoma pre cludes the passing of trains, the Times party will probably pass through this city today. DAILY. METEOROLOGICAL, REPORT. PORTLAND, Nov. 14. Maximum temperature,- 64 degrees; minimum temperature, 60 degrees. River reading at 8 A. M., 10.3 feet: change In last 24 hours, 2.4 feet. Total precipitation. 5 P. M. to 6 P. M.. 0.34 inch. Total precipitation since September 1, 1H06, 11.82 Inches; normal precipitation since Sep tember 1. 1906. 8.30 Inches; excess, 3.52 none; possible sunshine November 13, 1906, 9 hours, 36 minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea-level) at B P. M., 29.71 Inches. PACIFIC COAST WEATHER. X "0 2 u3 WIND. 4" STATION. S;l j IIs? I .1 Eureka Kamloops. B. C. North Head..-.. Portland Red Bluff Roseburg . . Sacramento Salt Lake City.. San Francisco... Spokane : . . Seattle Tatoosh Island. . 16410. 403. 001 4ISW O'-'l 4 . . . . 482S Cloudy Kaln Rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Clear Pt. Cloud Clear Raining Rain Raining i4i0. 64 It. 74j0. 70 0. 4 N 4ISE 4 NE slw 8W 4 S !7 0. ineio. 7fii0. ,3010. SB 1. !540. 2B;20SW Si; 44;S "WEATHER CONDITIONS. A severe storm is central over Vancouver Island, which Is moving eastward. South east storm warnings 'for this disturbance were - ordered displayed this morning at 11:40 A. M. and at 5:30 P. M. they were changed to storm southwest warnings. The following maximum wind velocities occurred during the afternoon: North Head, Wash., A Self-Evident Proposition "Persistent success is. proof of merit." The fact that for over fifty years the demand for Ohlrardelli's Ground Chocolate has been steadily increasing, is convincing evidence of its goodness. - On no other basis could our present enormous business have been built up. Ohirardelli's Gromid Chocolate contains all the natural goodness and nothing else; it is absolutely pure and has a delicacy and richness of flavor that is unique. Ask your (racer for it Bo sure that 70a get it. Ghimrdelli's Ground Chocolate 9 64 miles, south, and Seattle, 36 miles, south west. Chinook winds continued in this dis trict and the warm weather and the recent rains have caused a rapid rise in the rivers of Western Oregon and Western Washing ton. Seattle reports a number of bridges washed out on the Durvanlsh and White Rivera At Portland the river has risen 1.3 feet to a stags of 11.6 feet In tbe last 10 hours. The rainfall at up-stream points has been light, but the rise due to melting snow has been considerable, as follows: Eugene, 0.7 feet, rise in nine hours, 1.2 feet; Albany, 8.0 feet, rise In nine hours, 1.0 foot; Salem, 11.6 feet, rise in nine hours, 0.8 foqt. The Indications are that the rains will continue in this district for another 24 hours and that the river will continue to rise rap idly for a day or two and probably reach a stage ot 14 feet by Thursday night. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Thursday, rain; fresh southerly breeze. Western Oregon and Western Washington Thursday, rain; fresh southerly breese in terior and strong southerly gale along the coast. Kastern Oregon. Eastern Washington and Idaho Thursday, rain; fresh southerly breeze. EDWARD A. BEAL8, District Forecaster. AUCTION SALES TODAY At Gllman'B auction rooms. 411 Washington streot. at Ui o'clock A. M. S. L. N. tiilman, auctioneer. By J. T. Wilson, at salesroom, 208 First St., at 10 A. M. Groceries, etc. J. T. Wilson, Auctioneer. Today at Baker'e auction rooms, corner Alder and Park streets: furniture, etc. Sale at 10 o'clock. Baker & Son, auctioneers. FTJXEKAt, NOTICES. WARD November 13,' 1906, Margaret Kennedy Ward, beloved wife of- T. H. Ward, and mother of Mrs. Madge Ellis. - of Van couver. B. C. aad John J. Briscoe, of San Francisco. Cal. Funeral will take place Friday. November Hi. 1000, at 9:15 A. M.. from Dunning, McBntee & Gllbaugh'a chapel. Seventh and Ple streets, thence to the Cathedral. Fifteenth and Davis etreets. at it ::u A. M.. where services will be held. Friends invited. DUNNING, M'ENTEE OILBACGH Suc cessors to Dunning ft Campion, undertakers and embalmcrs; modern In every detail; 7tb. and f ina. Phone Main 430. Lady assistant. EDWARD HOIMAX, Co., Funeral Dtrert or. 320 3d t. Lady assistant. Phone M. 807. J. P. FIXLEY ftON. Funeral Directors. No. 261 3d St., cor. Madison, l'hone Main t. F. S. DUNNING, Undertaker, 414 Bast Alder. Lady assistant. Phone East St. . ZKLLEB-BYRNES CO., Undertakers, Em ba liners, 273 Russell. East 1088. Lady ass't. ERICSON UNDERTAKING CO., 40 Alder t. Lady assistant. Phone Main 6133. - PIANO STUDIO LOUIS H. BOLL PARLORS 0 AND 10, S42H WASHINGTON trc U now open tor reception of pupil. V 1